Intel Core i5-650 vs AMD Athlon 64 3700+

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-650 and AMD Athlon 64 3700+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core i5-650

AMD Athlon 64 3700+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-650

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 57% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 89 Watt
3.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1369 vs 435
5.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2248 vs 394
Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1152 vs 979

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs May 2004
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1369 vs 435
PassMark - CPU mark	2248 vs 394
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1152 vs 979

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3700+

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 96% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1018 vs 520

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1018 vs 520

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-650
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3700+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1369

435

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2248

394

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

520

1018

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1152

979

Name	Intel Core i5-650	AMD Athlon 64 3700+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1369	435
PassMark - CPU mark	2248	394
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	520	1018
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1152	979
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.924
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	29.917
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.394

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-650	AMD Athlon 64 3700+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clarkdale	San Diego
Launch date	January 2010	May 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$35	$69
Place in performance rating	2669	2655
Price now	$99.99	$69
Processor Number	i5-650
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	9.14	2.56
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	81 mm2	115 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	382 million	105 million
VID voltage range	0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	733 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1156	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt	89 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)